[bob katz]

Originally Posted by Andy Krehm

I have owned the hardware box for years so I guess I shouldn't be to P/Oed about the probable loss of value now that the plug-in is out.

Hey, at least you have real knobs to play with :-)

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One should also be very cautious of how you use these algorithms with sharp, percussive instuments. I have had to remaster a few Latin and dance tracks (same setting but with the K-unit in BP) as some of my clients have actually heard the results of the subtle echos. They never know what's causing it but as soon as they give me a certain description, I know I should take it out! Funny though, it rarely bothers me.

Maybe I should sell my unit now, while the value is still up but then again, I'm working on the Mac platform and we are excluded from a lot of interesting looking plug-ins.

As for percussion, if you like the sense of ambience, space or warmth enhancement in the midrange, try a low pass filter. Works very well. The reason you may hearing subtle echos is complex, one of which may be simple Hass effect breakdown, the other is that you may be simply hearing the direct reflections of the walls of the percussion booth or the studio being exagerrated.

BK